killer horn section and fronted by
Bryan Howard's low, bass growl
SAVE GRAND CANYON Emotional
and dynamic, this tenderloot local
band plays what it calls “organic
alt-rock."
The Office Lounge
9 30 p m FREE 1 Facebook com/
OfliceAthens
WILDCARD Local tour-piece rock and
roll band
The Rialto Room
8pm $15 wwv. indigoathenscom
SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND
Some of Nashville's finest
songwriters- Byron Hill John
Ford Coley and Wil Nance—join
Athenian Mike Dekle will perform
"m the round" in the beautiful inti
mate Rialoto Room setting Expect
a mix of country and folk marked by
poignant storytelling wistful ballads
and a lot of heart See story on p 15
Saturday 16
Alibi
9pm FREE' 706-5-19 1010
KARAOKE
Bishop Park
Athens Farmers Market 6 a rr
noon FREE! www athenslarmers-
mark-*! net
HALF STITCHED L itr, •.-red
Delta blues (10 a m)
KATE MORRISSEY
tier dark velvet voice. Morrisseys
songwriting is literal*:* and sincere,
and tier conversational live shows
come punctuated with an offbeat
sense ol humor (Sam)
Caledonia Lounge
10 pm $5(2W), $7 (180 www cale-
don ialounge corn
COLLOSUS Raleigh, NC arena metal
sounds like Ihe mythological gods
of rock wielding their mighty axes
in a trans-oceanic guitar dual tor
the ages
HOT BREATH Intense thrash trio
featuring members ol Savagist and
Rectanglers
LAZER WULF This avant-metal in
strumental trio mixes in prog, thrash
as well as more eclectic influences
lor a high-energy live show
Farm 255
11 p rn FREE' www.tarm255.com
INCENDIARIES
enforcing angular sensibilities
Featuring local musicians Mandy
Branch-Friar Mary Joyce Erika
Rickson and Erica Slrout
WADE BOGGS New band featuring
Ian McCord (Hot New Mexicans,
Carrie Nations)
GRAY YOUNG Raleigh
creates textured, melodic rock with
sparse vocals that are largely used
as musical layers on lop ot rumbling
bass, shimmering guitars and in
tense drums
Flicker Theatre & Bar
8 30pm $5 www.llickertheatreandbar
com
STAR SLAMMER Newr :k band
dishes out the good vibes with
drums and wires, keys and croons
Features ex-members of Wickets.
Iron Hero. Casper & the Cookies and
Shitty Candy
WEREWOLVES L .
quirky lo-fi rock with bright bouncy
flourishes, unique instrumentation
and emotive lyrics
XTRAMEDIUM Folky pop punk trio
Front Porch Bookstore
6pm FREE'706-372-1236
THREE 4 ALL BAND
bluegrass featuring members ol the
North Georgia Bluegrass Band
Gnat’s Landing
6 30pm FREE'706-850-5858
TONGUE AND GROOVE The acous
tic quartet o! Henry Williams, Don
Henderson. Jason Peckham and
Amy Moon plays lively covers and
originals
Go Bar
Happy Birthday. Lesley Cobbs' 9pm
FREE 1 www myspace com/gobar
BLONDE ON BLONDE ACTION
John Nellies and Bill David
(Supercluster. North Georgia
Bluegrass Bad) perform a set of
Dylan covers' In keeping with Ihe
theme of Ihe evening audience
members are encouraged to come
dressed as characters from their
favorite Dylan lyrics
BURNS LIKE FIRE Stewed screwed,
tattooed punk rock that will leave
you flat on your face So. be in the
mood for that sort of thing
MAH HUDGINS Tonight he
performing a colo set of acoustic
Bod Dylan covers'
TWIN POWERS
Party The Agenda) and triends spin
latu-rright glam rock new wave Top
-I 1 ' punk and Britpop Dancing starts
at midnight'
Hendershot's Coffee
Bar
S {; -|i wwvv hendershofscoffee com
REVIEN Mew
)f vie Georgia Guitar Quart*'' on
i i.issioal guitar, cello and eiectujfv
if.s playing everything from Bach
to Radiohead See Calendar Pick
onp 18
Little Kings Shuffle Club
9 30 p m FREE' www myspace com/
liltlekmgsshulfleclub
DJ MAHUGANY AND
STRAWBERRY JULIUS The DJ
duo will be hosting a special screen
ing of John Waters' film Haitsptay
outside (weather permitting) After
the movie, they will spin their finest
selections ot vintage 45s from the
'50s. 60s and '70s with a special
emphasis on mashed potatoes, hul-
ly-gullies, flops, slops, twists, freez
es. slipped backbones and shaking
tail feathers Expect rock and roll and
soul and R&B and dancin'
The Office Lounge
9 30 p m FREE' Facebook com/
OfliceAthens
BREATHLANES Led by guitarist/
composer John Miley. Breathlanes
features atmospheric, organic tones
built around guitar, drums and
stand-up bass Miley will be |Oined
by Dave Spivey (keys, vocals). Steve
Abercrombie (bass/vocals) and
Nathan Hale (drums)
The Roadhouse
11 p m FREE’706-613 2324
J.B. AND THE COMEBACK BOYS
That's right, not only does he make
the best sausages in Athens, but he
also busts out some mean soul and
R&B cover tunes
Sunday 17
Highwire Lounge
The Evening Service "8pm FREE'
www highwirelounge com
DAVID BARBE Acclaimed local pro
ducer and former member of Sugar
and Mercy land David Barbe excels
as a solo artist His driving rock
songs feature tull-throttle electric
guitars that venture from indie psy
chedelia to twangy blues.
DODD FERRELLE Former Tinfoil
Stars Irontman and longtime
Athenian Dodd Ferrelle pours
heart and soul into his sweeping
anthemic ballads and all-country
rockers
Monday 18
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 pm FREE', $3 to play 706-353-
3050
OPEN MIC Mondays' Hosted by local
soulful singer Kyshona Armstrong.
New Earth Music Hall
Athens DubSTOMP Summer Dance
Series. 9pm FREE' www newearth-
musichall com
BADMAN Straight Irom the Virgin
Islands, this reggae crew prom
ises dance-ready beats and driving
melodies
GRAHAM S NUMBER Hard Rock
Cate's National Battle ol the Bands
winners playing a progressive style
of rock and roll/blues/bluegrass/
funk with a reggae feel
Tuesday 19
Caledonia Lounge
9 30pm.$5(21*).$7(18+) www
raledoniatounae com
CLEAN BREAK Lo-fi indie rock trio
based here in Atnens
REGARDING SUNSHINE First
performance bv this Athens. GA tno.
Ttie leading ukulele and glocken
spiel tit perfectly with this group's
natural!, gouty and sweet demeanor
Performance will feature some
choice vers interspersed with
originals
SUNLIGHT ALCHEMISTS New
local rock band featuring members
of Revo The alternative-leaning
group names Switchloot and Alanis
Monssette among its influences
X-RAY VISIONARIES High-energy
guitar and keytar rock with a quirky
and melodic pop sensibility akin to
They Might Be Giants or Atom and
His Package
8e's Bar
9 pm. FREE' facebook com/tecropolis
TECROPOLIS Join your fellow
citizens ot Tecropolis, capital of the
United States of Electronic and hear
your favorite techno, trance, house,
drum & bass, dubstep and more
This week feat DJs andyredrum, xb.
D RC and more
Highwire Lounge
Jeff Reilly Roast8-11 p m FREE 1
www highwirelounge com
KENOSHA KID Jett Reilly returns
to Georgia to share the stage with
Marlon Patton.
Dan Nettles Neal Fountain and NYC
trumpet player Jacob Wick Thai's
right, two drummers onstage at once
as Reilly and Patton battle it out'
The Melting Point
Terrapin Bluegrass Series 7 p m $5
www meltingpointathens com
MANDOLIN ORANGE Harmony-
tocused contemporary folk
THE WELFARE LINERS Bluegrass
band complete with upright bass,
banjo, mandolin, guitar and fiddle,
featuring members of 6 String Drag
Wednesday 20
Alibi
9pm FREE' 705-549-1010
KARAOKE With the infamous Singing
Cowboy'
Blue Sky
5 10 pm www btueskyathens com
VINYL WEDNESDAY Bring your own
vinyl and be a DJ tor the night
Boar’s Head Lounge
9pm 706-369-3040
OPEN MIC NIGHT Welcoming sing
er-songwriters every Wednesday
Farm 255
Primals Night 9pm FREE' www
tarm255com
DIAL INDICATORS Background
sounds tor dinner and cocktails
This quiet jazz duo features Jeremy
Roberts on guitar and George
Davidson on tenor sax playing odd
covers and improvising on familiar
themes
Hendershot’s Coffee
Bar
8 p m FREE' www hendershotscoffee
com
MARY SIGALAS Visiting standards &
not-so-standards from the 20s thru
the '50s Performing at a duo tonight
with Stuart Pittman on jazz guitar.
Locos Grill &. Pub
6 u rn FREE' www locOi.grill.com
(Timothy Rd Location)
NORMALTOWN FLYERS This
Athens roots-rock institution plays a
set of good-time rock and roll with a
Southern leaning
New Earth Music Hall
9pm www.newearthrnusichall.com
THE ARTIFACTS Old-school b-boy
and graffm-inspired hip-hop crew,
reunited after solo and collaborative
projects with big names like The
W*?athermen and Del the Funky
Humosapien
CESAR COMMANCHE Justus
League founder has been around
the block a few times, but he's still
flowing with a funky mix ol B IG -
era style and newer. Mos Def-like
rhythm .
The Office Lounge
9.30 p m. FREE! 706-549-0840
KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the
Queen ot Karaoke 1 Every Wednesday
Terrapin Beer Co.
5 30pm $10 glass, www terrapinbeer
com
MCNARY Three-piece pop band play
ing a blend of up-tempo cover songs
and soulful originals
* Advance Tickets Available
Down the Line
7/21 Party Night (Alibi)
7/21 Juice Box / The K-Macks /
Matt Kabus (40 Watt Club)
7/21 Guzik / Order ol the Owl /
Savagist / Sourvein (Caledonia
Lounge)
7/21 Borderhop Trio (DePalma's
Italian Cafe)
7/21 Four Eyes / The K-Macks /
Zoo (Farm 255)
7/21 Dr. Fred's Karaoke (Go Bar)
7/21 Megaphone Man (Hendershot's
Coffee Bar)
7/21 Milligan (Hilltop Grille)
7/2f Graduate Guitar Quartet
(Hotel Indigo)
7/21 DJ Mahogany/Eureka
California / Grape Soda / Mr.
Blank / Tendaberry (Little Kings
Shuttle Club)
7/21 Americana Songwriter
Showcase and Song Pull / The
Hawkeyes (New Earth Music Hall)
7/21 Blues Night (The Ottice Lounge)
7/22Casper & the Cookies/
Chris McKay and the Critical
Darlings / The Shut-Ups (40
Wall Club)
7/22 The Agenda /
TaterZandraZandra / Turf War
(Caledonia Lounge)
7/22 Jane Lane Pollack / Loud
Valley / New Madrid / Sam
Sniper (Flicker Theatre & Bar)
7/22 8-track Gorilla / Jazy
Gonzalas and Friends
(Hendershots ColleeBar)
7/22 Rand Lines Trio (Highwire
Lounge)
285 W. Washington St. Athens. GA • Call 706-549-7871 for Show Updates
CHEAP DRINK SPECIALS EVERY NIGHT BEFORE 11PM • 18 + UP
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13
LGILBERT LAWAND
CHRIS PATTON • HAROLD KIZZAPPS
JONATHAN LOWDER • DAVID McDANIEL
. . doors open at 8pm
FRIDAY, JULY 15
Carla LeFever
& THE RAYS
The Georgia Healers
do^rs open at 8:30pm
SATURDAY, JULY 16
doors open at 7:30pm
THURSDAY, JULY 21
THE K-MACKS
JUKEBOX
doors open at 9pm
FRIDAY. JULY 22
CASPER & THE COOKIES
CHRIS McKAY & THE CRITICAL DARLINGS
doors open at 9pm
SATURDAY. JULY 23
ANNUAL DARIUS 1
GOES WEST
BENEFIT L
BUBBA SPARKXXX • NAPPY ROOTS
ELITE THA SHOWSTOPPA
THE GEORGIA GURLZ • DARIUS WEEMS
doors open at 8pin
WEDNESDAYS IN AUGUST.
GIFT HORSE RESIDENCY AT 40 WATT
**8/6 KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS
9/14 OKKERVIL RIVER
9/21 LOWANTHEM
All Shows 18 and up • + $2 for Under 21 •
Advance Tix Available at Schoolkids Records
and Wuxtry Records
Advance Tix Sold at www.40watt.com
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